Ventilated corset



Jan. 116, 1945. P. AMYOT VENTILATED CORSET Filed May 2'7, 1943 INVENTOR Patented Jan. 16, 1945 VENTILATED CORSET Pierre Amyot, Quebec, Quebec, Canada Application May 27, 1943, Serial No. 488,711

3 Claims.

The object of this invention is to provide improved ventilating means for use in ventilated corsets of the type disclosed in Canadian Patent No. 227,674, granted Jan. 9, 1923.

The ventilating means shown in said patent comprises a series of separately formed, horizontally extending members connected between spaced vertical edges of two panel sections located at the back of the corset, said members being spaced vertically from each other and having their central portions secured in place between front and rear supporting strips which lie between the back panel sections and are spaced therefrom. This arrangement provides two rows of ventilating openings at opposite sides of the supporting strips to which the horizontally extending members are secured and constitutes a sightly and otherwise advantageou ventilating attachment.

Corsets provided with ventilating attachments constructed and applied as described above have proven eminently satisfactory in service but the cutting out of the component parts of the ventilating attachment and the assembly of these parts with each other and with the back panels of the corset has, in view of the time and number of operations involved, represented a considerable item of manufacturing expense. Nevertheless, the same method of constructing and assembling the component parts of this type of ventilating attachment is still being practiced by manufacturers since none of the cheaper substitutes heretofore proposed have been found sufficiently satisfactory in appearance and other essential respects to warrant their adoption.

The present invention provides a ventilating attachment which, while preserving the same general appearance and all other essential characteristics and advantages of the ventilating attachment shown in said patent, is designed so that it may be produced by a much simpler and cheaper method of manufacture.

Another advantage of the ventilating attachment provided in accordance with the present invention is that it eliminates the necessity of using certain stiffening bones which are required in the case of the ventilating attachment shown in said patent.

The improved ventilating attachment provide by my invention may be briefly described as follows: which is die cut from the piece so that said strip presents a central portion provided with integral tabs projecting outwardly from its opposite longitudinal margins, said tabs being vertically spaced from each other. This strip is se- It consists essentially of a strip of fabric cured in place between separated inner vertical edges of two back panel sections of the corset by sewing the outer ends of the tabs to said sections. In the preferred embodiment of the invention the previously mentioned strip is provided with a onepiece lining strip which is adhesively secured thereto and is of exactly the same configuration. This preferred embodiment therefore provides what may be termed a laminated strip including a facing strip and a lining strip, both of which may be conveniently formed by a diecutting operation. Those edges of the panel-sections to which the outer ends of the tabs are secured are preferably reinforced by stiffening bones extending substantially the full length of said edges, said stiffening bones being concealed by covering or binding strips which also serve to cover and conceal the secured ends of the tabs.

Proceeding now to a more detailed description of the invention reference will be had to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a back view of a corset showing the manner in which my improved ventilating attachment is secured in place between adjacent separated edges of two back panel sections.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially along the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the ventilating attachment per se.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially along the line 44 of Fig. 3. v

Fig, 5 is a fragmentary View of the back portion of a corset equipped with a, slightly modified form of my improved ventilating attachment; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the modified ventilating attachment shown in Fig. 5, the plane of the section being substantially along the line 6-6 of Fig. 5.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing my improved ventilating attachment is generally indicated at 5 and is shown secured in place between spaced inner vertical edges of two panel sections 6 which form the back of the corset I. So far as the present invention is concerned the front and side panels of the corset may be constructed in any conventional or desired manner and, therefore, need not be specifically described herein.

The ventilating means 5 comprises a one-piece shaped fabric strip 9 which is out from the piece (preferably by a die-cutting operation) so that it presents a relatively long and narrow central portion H3 and a pluralit of integral, vertically spaced tabs H extending outwardly from each sid of said central portion. The tabs I! of each row are here shown as rectangular tabs spaced from each other a distance substantially equal to their width. The strip 9 is preferably provided with a one-piece lining strip l2 which has exactly the same configuration and is preferably cut from the piece by a die-cutting operation. The facing strip 9 and the lining strip l2 are glued together and conjointly provide a laminated strip which is thick enough to have a substantial degree of stiffness. This laminated strip is secured in place, asshown in Figs. "1 and i2,by sewing-the extreme outer ends of the tabs H to the inner sides of the opposing edges of the panel sections 6, the sewn ends of the tabs being preferably covered and concealed by binding strips IA. The edges of the panels 6 to which the laminated Ventilating strip is .thus secured are preferably reinforced throughout substantially their entire length by stiffening bones [5 which are pereferably interposed between the binding strips l4 and the underlying ends of the tabs II.

The facing and lining strips 9 and I2 of the laminated strip shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive may be formed by separate die-cutting operations,'following'which the two strips are cemented together 'in properly assembled relation. It is preferred, however, that the facing and lining stripsbe shaped by a single die-cutting operation after these strips have previously been cemented together. This can be accomplished, for example, by cementing a sheet of facing material to a sheet of 'lining material and then cutting the shaped ventilating strips from this 'laminated sheet by a single die-cutting operation.

The'construction'shown in Figs. 5 andG is the same as that previously described except that the facing strip 8 is made of cord stiffened fabric in which the stiflfening cords I! run in .the horizontal direction when the ventilating attachment is secured in place. The cord stiffened fabric here referred to is preferably of the type described in U. S. Patent No. 2,096,835, granted Oct. 26, 1937.

Having thus described what I now conceive to be the preferred embodiments of this invention, it will be understood that various modifications may be resorted to within the scope and spirit of the appended claims.

Having thus described myiinvention, what I claim is:

1. In a corset a ventilating attachment comprising an elongated strip of material presenting a continuous central portion having its opposite side edges configured to provide a plurality of vertically spaced integral tabs extending outwardlyfromsaid central portion at intervals for attachment to the corset and providing openings therebetween.

2. In a corset a laminated ventilating attachment comprising a facing strip and a lining strip adhesively secured to the back of the-facing strip throughout their contacting areas, each of said strips comprising a-sihgle piece of fabric shaped along opposite side edges thereof to present a relatively long and narrow central portion and a plurality of integral vertically spaced tabs extending outwardly from each side of said central portion.

3. A ventilating attachment for corset as set forth in'claim'l, in'which-said strip and its integral tabs are composed of cord-stiffened fabric in which thestifiening cords are laid so that they extend horizontally across the strip and tabs when the latter is incorporated in the corset in the prescribedmanner.

PIERRE 'AMYO'I. 

